Unit 1 Flashcards
Mahayana and Tibetan monasteries
Buddhist buildings where monks lived
Different paths of Buddhism that have different characteristics like the use of tantras or secret mantras
Silk Road
Served as major exchange route for art, religion, culture, technology, etc
Where China was introduced to fruit, crops, herbs, and medicine
Grand Canal
Connected the north and south in order to transport food and goods
Hadith
Collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad
Sharia Law
Fundamental religious concept of Islam
Code that all Muslims adhere to
622 CE
Muhammad flees to Medina from Mecca to escape prosecution and complete his hegira
330 CE
Constantine moves the Roman empire capital from Rome to Byzantium
476 CE
Fall of Roman empire
732 CE
Battle of Tours, stopped Muslim advancement in Western Europe
1054 CE
Great Schism
1095 CE
The crusades